Synonyms of helmet orchid

Noun


1. helmet orchid, greenhood, orchid, orchidaceous plant

usage: any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood

2. helmetflower, helmet orchid, orchid, orchidaceous plant

usage: any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process

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